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ISLAMABAD: Security has been tightened outside Shifa International Hospital, with a heavy deployment of police personnel as the deadline set by the Supreme Court for transferring Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan to the facility for medical treatment draws closer. The Shifa medical team will examine him after his arrival at the hospital. Two members […] The post Security tightened at…
By Reuters HONG KONG: The founder of China Evergrande Group, the world’s most-indebted property developer, was sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court on Thursday, five years after the firm’s collapse shook the nation’s economy and financial markets. Hui Ka Yan, once Asia’s richest man, pleaded guilty in April to eight charges, including […] The post Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan sentenced…
By APP RAWALPINDI: Rescue 1122 Rawalpindi has been placed on high alert amid continued rainfall in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, with emergency personnel deployed around Nullah Lai and other low-lying areas to respond to any emergency, APP reported. Rescue 1122 spokesperson said that rescue personnel have been deployed in Kattarian, Gawalmandi and other vulnerable low-lying areas. […] The post…
By APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Wednesday said the opening of Google’s first office in Pakistan would strengthen the country’s talent pipeline and provide further support to the local technology ecosystem. Talking to the media, she stated the presence of Google and other major international technology […] The…
By Reuters DUBAI: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran and insisted the Strait of Hormuz was open, contradicting Iran’s assertion that the critical waterway remained shut to shipping. The receding prospects of a deal to end the nearly six-month conflict drove up oil prices again on Tuesday, […] The post Trump says no talks planned with Iran, Tehran…
By Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has allowed the Navy to build ships overseas and ordered it to abandon a complex system for launching jet fighters from its aircraft carriers and instead return to using steam catapults, the White House said on Thursday. Trump signed a national security memorandum directing the change, which would require […] The post Trump allows Navy to build ships…
By APP ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan marks its 80th Independence Day on August 14, Japan has extended congratulations and renewed its commitment to stronger bilateral cooperation ahead of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2027. In a message marking the occasion, Japan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Akamatsu Shuichi, underscored the long-standing partnership between the two countries […] The post…
LOS ANGELES: Singer and actor Selena Gomez was sued on Thursday by investors who say the “Only Murders in the Building” star committed fraud by failing to fulfill duties to build and promote her mental health start-up, Reuters reported. The plaintiffs invested nearly $1.2 million in Wondermind Global, which was launched in 2021 to help […] The post Investors sue Selena Gomez for alleged fraud…
Russia struck Ukraine’s largest Danube grain shipment port overnight, causing damage and setting off a fire, authorities said on Thursday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine needed more U.S. air defence missiles to get through winter. The port of Izmail, near the Romanian border in the southern region of Odesa, handles exports of Ukrainian grain […] The post Russian strikes hit…
The Iran war has transformed two strategic waterways into instruments of economic warfare, threatening energy security, household incomes, global commerce and the existing geopolitical order. President Donald Trump once described US military involvement in Iran as a “little excursion”. Yet the conflict that began on February 28, 2026, has expanded far beyond the battlefields of […] The post How…
